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Maybe it's just me, but I think I'm actually seeing MORE diversity in OLs recently. Perhaps enough people are tired of the cookie teams to try something else? The OBP strategy is good one, but for a long time the dominant strategy was deadball pitchers, low-IP starters in the pen, and an offense largely comprising low-BB singles hitters with speed, in Astrodome or Dodger Stadium.

Right now I'm in a couple of OLs and there is a nice variety of strategies being employed by the best teams. I'm about to face off in the LCS against a Mize-Ruth-Cy Williams team that hit 236 HR in AFCS. Coors teams are making a comeback. There's a division leader in another league with an A++++ range team in Hilltop (haven't seen one of those in a long time.)

There's still plenty of the Joss-Coleman-Castillo-Dilone-Raines teams (and to be fair, I use some of those guys too), but I think enough owners are seeing that there are other ways to win.

Posted by contrarian23 on 12/15/2011 9:42:00 PM (view original):Maybe it's just me, but I think I'm actually seeing MORE diversity in OLs recently. Perhaps enough people are tired of the cookie teams to try something else? The OBP strategy is good one, but for a long time the dominant strategy was deadball pitchers, low-IP starters in the pen, and an offense largely comprising low-BB singles hitters with speed, in Astrodome or Dodger Stadium.

Right now I'm in a couple of OLs and there is a nice variety of strategies being employed by the best teams. I'm about to face off in the LCS against a Mize-Ruth-Cy Williams team that hit 236 HR in AFCS. Coors teams are making a comeback. There's a division leader in another league with an A++++ range team in Hilltop (haven't seen one of those in a long time.)

There's still plenty of the Joss-Coleman-Castillo-Dilone-Raines teams (and to be fair, I use some of those guys too), but I think enough owners are seeing that there are other ways to win.

Another guy I've been having success with is 1994 Lou Frazier. In a just completed OL, for a little over $1mil, he gave me 224 ABs (practically all at 100%), a .286 avg with 40 SBs in 42 attempts. Plus he's an A feilding OF who can fill in 2B.

Posted by thunder1008 on 12/14/2011 11:53:00 PM (view original):Here's one who is more solid than spectacular. Mike Marshall `85 is turning in a very good season in amycox67's league -- .325/.378/.483 with 13 HR/61 RBI at the halfway mark, putting him on track for 25 HR/120 RBI, notwithstanding the forum jinx, all for $3.89 MM. A+ glove at first, A- in the OF. Not much range. Enough PA's so there aren't big fatigue issues. Whenever I find solid full season position players for under $4 MM I remember them, even if they're not great. Never know when they're going to plug a hole somewhere.